An overlay having artwork printed thereon in a strategic location such that when placed over the front face of a card changes the look and appearance of the original artwork on the front face of the card. The overlay may be used with any type of card, but is preferably used with playing cards and trading cards, and is most preferably used with collectible trading cards.

A card box having an elongated bottom section having a substantia; u-shape and a conforming elongated cover having a substantial inverted u-shape and a first and second support leg inserted into slots at each end of the bottom side of the elongated bottom section with at least one tab on a first support leg for insertion into a corresponding slot on one side of the bottom section and at least one tab on a second support leg for insertion into a corresponding slot on another side of the bottom section to limit movement of the support legs within the bottom section.

Provided is a trading card in which a trading card package and content of the trading card package are linked and the content can be specified, and an illegal act can be found. A manufacturing method for a trading card package includes a step of grouping trading cards on which rareness degree information is printed and a step of packaging the grouped trading cards. Trading card IDs are imparted to the trading cards. In the grouping step, the trading card IDs are registered in a database. A package ID is imparted to a package. The package ID is enclosed in the package or provided on the package. The package ID of the package including the trading cards and the trading card IDs and the rareness degrees included in the package are associated.

A protective apparatus for encapsulating printed collectibles, including comic books and cards. The protective apparatus including a forward panel forming a recess adapted to receive a base panel. The printed collectible positions between the forward panel and the base panel. The base panel is hingedly connected to a stand.

An automatic card shuffler has a shuffling device having a card exit and a card box rack. The card box rack has a connecting arm mounted on the shuffling device and a pivot shelf. The pivot shelf is pivotally connected on the connecting arm and is adapted to accommodate the card box. The pivot shelf is adapted to pivot relative to the connecting arm to a first position and a second position. In the first position, the cover of the card box is easy to be sealed. In the second position, the cover opens due to gravity and the opening of the card box is aligned to the card exit of the shuffling device. Therefore, when the poker cards are dispensing, the poker cards pass through the opening, enter the card box, and are stacked inside the card box to be sealed.

A system that manages a package of shuffled playing cards and gaming chips includes a storage box and a control apparatus. The storage box is provided in association with a game table and stores a plurality of shuffled playing cards and a plurality of chip cases and also includes a card reader that reads playing card ID codes of the shuffled playing cards and a chip reader that reads case ID codes of the chip cases. The control apparatus outputs total numbers of the shuffled playing cards and the chip cases stored in the storage box and the playing card ID codes and case ID codes stored in the storage box by monitoring read playing card ID codes and case ID codes.

A system that managing playing cards to which information is given by an RFID tag and gaming chips to which information is given by an RFID tag. A system is provided with a storage box integrally configured to contain a card drawer for storing playing cards and a chip drawer for storing gaming chips, a card RFID reader for reading information of an RFID tag attached to the playing cards stored in the card drawer, and a chip RFID reader for reading information of the RFID tag attached storing gaming chips stored in the chip drawer. A card RFID reader and a chip RFID reader reads information of each RFID tag using different frequencies.

The present invention is a foldable playing-card case suitable for dealing cards. The case includes three portions, each having a base and a pair of opposing sidewalls extending perpendicular from each base. The base of the first portion has a slit sized to deal cards therethrough. The second portion has an angled wall connected to the base. The angled wall of the second portion is hingedly connected to the base of the first portion. The base of the third portion is hingedly connected to the base of the second portion and the base of the third portion is also connected to an angled wall. The case has two pairs of magnets, a pair of magnets on the opposing sidewalls of the first portion and the third portion. The pairs of magnets connect when the base of the first portion is rotated toward the angled wall of the third portion.

The present invention provides a system having: packages of shuffled playing cards in which playing cards included are shuffled in random order and are individually packed in one package, and in which a unique ID code is attached to each unique package; a game table; a storage box that is installed beside the game table, stores the plurality of packages, includes a reader that reads the ID codes of all the packages, and includes an openable lid so that the packages can be taken out one by one; and a control device for monitoring whether or not the packages are present in the storage box by monitoring the ID codes of the packages read by the readers, and for outputting monitoring results.

A disposal box for used playing cards has a cuboid shape provided with six surfaces, namely, front and back surfaces, left and right surfaces, and upper and lower surfaces in an assembled state. The disposal box includes a slit that is provided in at least one of the six surfaces and enables the used playing cards to be inserted into the disposal box. The disposal box further includes viewing windows that are provided with a plurality of holes having a size at which the playing card cannot be taken out, and can allow the used playing cards contained in the disposal box to be visually recognized. The disposal box is formed of a paper or plastic material, and can be discarded in a state in which the used playing cards are contained in the disposal box.